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- [gang uhp]
- /gæŋ ʌp/
- /ɡæŋ ʌp/
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- [gang uhp]
- /gæŋ ʌp/
Definitions of gang up words
- noun gang up an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something. 1
- intransitivephrasal verb gang up work as group 1
- intransitivephrasal verb gang up oppose as group 1
- phrasal verb gang up If people gang up on someone, they unite against them for a particular reason, for example in a fight or argument. 0
- verb gang up to combine in a group (against) 0
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Origin of gang up
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; noun use of verb phrase gang up (on)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gang up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gang up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
gang up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gang up
verb gang up
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- summon — to call upon to do something specified.
- collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- mobilize — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
Antonyms for gang up
verb gang up
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with g
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- Words starting with gangup